America Media and the Ignatian Solidarity Network announced six finalists for their co-sponsored student social justice film contest, Voices From the Margins’15. College undergraduates across the country were invited to create short films that engage social justice topics and illuminate voices on the margins of society. Over 70 submissions were received from more than fifty universities throughout the U.S.

Winners receive prizes including camera gear from BlackMagic Design, and the top finishers will premiere their films at a new film festival at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ) this November. The IFTJ is the largest annual Catholic social justice conference in the nation, attracting 1,500-plus attendees.

“The Margins ’15 finalists illuminate the broad range of justice issues that college students are engaged in today,” said Christopher Kerr, Executive Director of the Ignatian Solidarity Network. “We are delighted to partner with America to highlight their talents and the “voices from the margins” they have illuminated through their efforts.”

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The Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) is a national social justice network inspired by the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola. ISN was founded in 2004 and is a lay-led 501(c)3 organization working in partnership with Jesuit universities, high schools, and parishes, along with many other Catholic institutions and social justice partners.